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HNX · Quý 2/2026

HHC

Bánh kẹo Hải Hà

Analysis of business results & financial statements · Quý 2/2026

▲ Showing improvement

Trailing net profit reached 56.5bn, rose 20.5bn compared with the same period last year. Key positives came from lower selling expenses, lower administrative expenses, and higher financial income. Offsetting pressure came mainly from lower gross profit and higher finance costs. Detailed impact is shown below:

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P/E
22.02x
P/B
1.83x
EPS
3,442
BVPS
41,501
ROE
8.5%
ROA
6.5%
Market price
75,800
16 Oct 2026

What Is Changing

On a TTM 2026Q2 basis, HHC posted a sharp profit increase versus the same period, suggesting a clear improvement from a low base — earnings have been recovering gradually over multiple periods. However, profit is significantly supported by non-core sources and operating cash flow is not yet positive — the improvement signal needs more time to confirm.

Profit bridge

Vs last year · TTM

  1. Selling expenses
  2. Administrative expenses
  3. Financial income
  4. Gross profit
  5. Finance costs
Unit: VND bn. Green bars support profit; red bars reduce profit.

A single data point, or a trajectory?

Latest eight quarters · Quý 2/2026

MetricQ2'26Q1'26Q4'25Q3'25Q2'25Q1'25Q4'24Q3'24
Revenue86.7168.1260.9157.4117.2164.0274.5160.1
LNST-1.718.630.19.40.69.213.412.9
Net margin-1.93%11.09%11.55%6.00%0.49%5.59%4.87%8.06%

Revenue

87bn

Net income

-2bn

Net margin

-1.93%

A closer look at what is happening inside the business

A company's statements are read with the questions that fit its type of business.

01

Is the profit sustainable?

Accounting profit is positive but operating cash flow has not caught up — needs more time to confirm.

Revenue Growth

▼

Is growth real and durable?

Trailing-12-month revenue declined 6.0% year on year — but the quarterly pace is slowing (−2% → −26%).

1 of the last 4 quarters grew year on year.

Revenue TTM
673bn
−6.0%
Latest quarter YoY
−26%
slowing

What is driving the margin?

▲▲

Net margin expanded to 8.40%, rising 3.4pp. Core operating signals are improving as SG&A / Revenue fell 4.5pp are enough to offset pressure from Gross margin fell 0.5pp (with additional support from Net financial result / Revenue rose 0.1pp).

The improvement comes from core operations — this is a high-quality margin expansion.

Net Margin
8.40%
+3.4pp
Gross Margin
21.66%
−0.5pp
SG&A / Revenue
15.70%
−4.5pp
Non-core / Revenue
4.64%
+0.1pp

TTM YoY · 2025Q2 -> 2026Q2

Financial result is supporting margin

Margin support from financial result remains high (46.3% of PBT) — sustainability should be monitored.

Cash Flow

●

Is profit converting into cash?

Operating cash flow reached -18.1bn against investing cash flow of 28.9bn (annual cash-flow figures for 2025).

Post-investment cash flow was positive +10.8bn. Financing cash flow was negative +18.0bn.

CFO / net income was −2,51 lần.

Track how much investment can be funded internally from operating cash flow.

Cash capex or FCF data is incomplete, so the cash-conversion view is only partial.

Earnings Quality

▼

How much income is non-core?

Non-core income reaches 46.3% of pre-tax profit — core earnings are thinner than the headline.

Within that, net financial result at +45.0%, other profit at +1.3% of PBT.

Non-core / PBT
46.3%
high
Net financial / PBT
45.0%
Other profit / PBT
1.3%
02

Is capital being used efficiently?

Capital efficiency should be read in industry context — ROIC may fluctuate with business specifics.

Is capital being deployed efficiently?

●

Track how much operating profit the business generates on invested capital.

Industry characteristics make ROIC cyclical — this is a reference signal and should be read with the business context.

Working Capital Efficiency

●

Cash conversion cycle lengthened by 0.2 days versus the same period last year. The main moves came from DIO fell 5.0 days, DSO rose 2.5 days, and DPO fell 2.7 days.

Working capital cycle is flat — components are offsetting each other.

Cash conversion cycle is lengthening

CCC is up by +0.2 days, indicating weaker working-capital turnover versus the prior year.

Receivables collection is slowing

DSO increased by +2.5 days, pointing to slower receivables turnover.

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What drives ROE?

Net margin 8.4% +3.4pp
Asset turnover 0.78x +0.21x
Financial leverage 1.30x -0.67x
ROE 8.5% +2.8pp

ROE rose from 5.7% to 8.5% — driven by net margin and asset turnover together, despite leverage moving in the opposite direction.

03

Is financial risk significant?

Check leverage, liquidity, and cash-flow conversion.

Leverage & Liquidity

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Leverage looks fairly comfortable, with net debt / equity at 0.12x and interest coverage at 6.74x.

At present, short-term debt accounts for 100.0% of total debt, cash equals 4.2% of debt, and total debt stands at 82.6bn.

Net Debt / Equity
0.12x
−0.11x
Interest Coverage
6.74x
−0.87x
Cash / Debt
4.2%
−5.8pp
Short-term Debt / Total Debt
100.0%
0.0pp

TTM YoY · 2025Q2 -> 2026Q2

Short-term refinancing pressure is meaningful

Short-term debt accounts for 100.0% of total debt, raising near-term refinancing needs.

Cash buffer is thin relative to debt

Cash / debt stands at 4.2%, leaving limited liquidity buffer to monitor.

Balance Sheet

▼

Capital structure is conservative with low leverage — liabilities at 0.48x equity, net debt at 0.12x equity.

None

Over the last 12 months, working capital absorbed 166.3bn of cash, mainly because of higher receivables and lower payables. Part of that drag was offset by lower inventories.

Research synthesis

What this reporting period is showing

The business is showing a brighter picture at the headline-earnings level, but what deserves a closer look right now is the quality of that improvement. Margins and net profit may look better, but if financial income, other income, or unusually low taxes contribute too much, this is not yet a clean enough growth base to extrapolate further. The main bright spot is operating efficiency, with net margin improving 3.4 pp. Even so, the earnings mix still warrants monitoring in upcoming periods, when non-core contribution is 45.0%. The residual risk still sits in leverage and liquidity, with interest coverage at 6.74x.

  • Improvement: operating efficiency is getting better, with trailing-12M net margin at 8.40% after expanding 3.4pp versus the same period last year.
  • Watchpoint: the earnings mix still needs monitoring, with net financial result still accounting for 45.0% of PBT and CFO / net income currently at −2.51x.
  • Key risk: leverage and liquidity remain a pressure point, with net debt / equity at 0.12x and a thin cash buffer.

Questions for the next period

  1. Whether revenue stabilizes after a −6,0% YoY decline or keeps falling.

  2. Whether margins hold around the current 8.40% level or narrow again.

  3. Whether operating cash flow holds its -18.1bn (cumulative for 2025) level in upcoming periods or weakens.

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